Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-29
VALE CoMMENCEMENT.


social Evils - Labor.RefOrm DE
nOunces woman Sufrage-The Law
school Exercises and Award OF
Prizes-Nr. McWarner IT. McGninn's
Prize OratiOn-The Corporation APP.
pointments-The Sheffield Scientific
school Prizes-The Glass Reunions
and Banquets-The Glee Club Con.
cert-To-Day's DO1ngs.
The Yale alumni meeting was held at
Alumni Hall yesterday morning., The hall
was well filled with graduates, and section
reserved was occupied by the wives, SONS
and daughters of graduates. sEx-Presidents
Woolsey and Porter, as they arrived, were
most warmly greeted with applause; as also
was Senator Evarts '37 and Hon. Cassius M.
Clay '32. Senator Evarts presided. DR..
Buckingham offered prayer. The ~ men, in
response to summons, took seats on the plat
| form. Senator Evarts made the opening adj
Dress It was embellished with wit and
humor, and embodied flial tribute of af-
lection to his alma mater, and touching
| words as to the lapse of years since '37 grad
| uated, and the life lessons time had brought.
OF the class of 37 in particular he said:
! Gentlemen of the alumni it is a source of
satisfaction to our class that in this last
/
our classmates present here, and twenty
| others with whom the love of college or class
| is not yet,extinguished, nor smotherek the de-
sire to participate in this meeting, but cir
| cumstances which may happen to all great
| men-eyen to graduates of fifty years-pre-
vented their attendance.
l Senator Evarts then in greeting words in
troduced Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, ex-min-
| lister to England. Mr.. Pierrepont's address
was of very interesting nature, and he was
greeted with frequent applause. In speak
ing of the advisability of youths entering
college at an early age, he said the man, who
has not made his mark before he is forty
FIVE, will never make it. He recounted
long list of famous men of this country
and Europe, who had begun the battle of
life in early years. In closing Mr.. Pierre
pont, pointing to picture which yelled be-
hind Union flag, hung over the center of
the platform, addressed President Dwight,
uttering beautiful eulogy of him whom it
represents, and closing as follows:
It seems fit that should present this portraits
through you.
scended in the female line and I in the male line;
you from his beautiful daughter Sarah and from
came the wife of that eminent divine '1 President
Jonathan Edwards If from the viewless heights of
we may believe that It adds something to his hap;
piness to know that two eminently gifted presi-
dents Of this college-Woolsey and Dwight-are of
Ipresent the portrait that it may hang in this
hall or wherever else in the university you may
wish to place it.
The picture was unveiled and disclosed
the portrait of James Pierrepont, one of the
founders of the college, in handsome gilt
frame President Dwight responded.
Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay was next introduced.
He is venerable and dignifed man, who
would be noticeable anywhere as public
man of distinction, both physically and in
tellectually. Mr.. Clay in opening said: 81
began here my public career and perhaps
will end it here. My experience covers
ffty-fve years, more tina, than NV twice the
Green Clay, was born in 1857. Our joint lives
extend over one hundred and thirty years of
history. With such antecedents I cannot
con6ne my "reminiscences to the class of
1882, nor even to Yale" The speaker then
glanced at the "great events in which Yale
has had share, but which belong to the hu-
man race" He cited then many of the great
mechanical and scientific improvements, the
advancement in religious and scientific
thought, in politics and ethics, in morality,
in temperance, in Sunday schools, etc. The
abolition of saloons was question of exped-
iency alone. Stimulants the good gifts
of Deity; it's the abuse of them that is to be
condemned. The labor party is more securely
based upon the right to be. Radical socialism
and anarchy are justly outside the pale of
liberation and must stand forever as crimes.
Labor and capital are one in most respects.
Labor must be allowed fair hearing and
protected in its rights.
Labor has its grievances: The public lands
corporations; to the churches; to any other
OF GaRta save r9r the pant
culture. Laborers are entitled to equal taxation,
to one ballot and fair count, to an honest cur
value. It s not to be pluhd5sred ~ diacrimi.
nations and unequal freight The railroads must
at fair price, it will be great sum, but it will be
mon Schools for the safety Of the State But the
rights Of property in lands and severalty in other
things is the base OF all civilization and must be
There should be State militia. an efficient police
Of fa ali In France the 1e aory Of the
people being landholders makes the republic Sc
aays o
want strong government, but a strong people.
pending. The family is the base Of civilization. It
cannot exist without head; one will the necess
ty of unity. If two men ride horse one must
need to ride before. Either the man or woman
must be that leader.
Mr. Clay then argued from parallels in the ami
NAL kingdom and from mans superior physical
endowments that woman suffrage would be an evil.
strosities One sex is the supplement- Of the other
If the woman agrees with the man her suffrage is
the family. The Republican, Democratic, Labor
and Prohibition parties may flourish and may fade;
but woman suffrage gained, all is lost-Eke the
dead worlds it may be-forever.
Buchanan Winthrop, of New York, was
called to speak for the class of '62, and made
a good address.
Thomas L. Bayne, of New Orleans, spoke
for AS; Chancellor Runyon, of New Jersey,
spoke for AZ; Hon. Alfred Hand of Scran-
ton, Pa, for '57; Edward c. Gale, of Min
neapolis, for '64, who gave an exceedingly
happy speech full of sparkling witticisms;
Rev. Boyd Vincent spoke for '67 and Editor
Chaplin of the Waterbury American for TT,
after which the meeting adjourned.
LAW SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
The Graduating Exercises at the Cen.
ter Church Yesterday Afternoon -
Hon. Mr.. fuckers Address - The
Prize Speakfng-The Award OfPrizes.